Science Friday’s Post

Getting there, but a work in progress. Many U.S. cities have developed climate action plans with varying success, facing challenges in emission tracking, funding, and balancing decarbonization with community needs. #ClimateAction #Sustainability #GreenCities #ClimateChange #Decarbonization #EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateGoals #ClimateResilience

This is a fascinating read about what we can learn from two decades of climate planning at the city scale. From the transitions from GHG planning to climate justice, from mitigation to adaptation, and looking ahead at the need to challenge patterns of consumption, account for scope 3 emissions, and grapple with the resources it actually takes to move the needle. So much to learn! #climateaction #climatejustice #resilience #buildingdecarbonization

Nearly 20 years ago, 141 mayors pledged to take action against climate change by signing the United States Conference of Mayors Climate Protection Agreement. Today, the agreement has over a thousand signatories and hundreds of cities have #climateaction plans, but have these cities made progress towards meeting their climate goals? Check out this recent Science Friday podcast "20 Years Later, How Are City Climate Plans Actually Going?" for an engaging discussion of how U.S. cities are doing in terms of meeting climate targets, with insights from #USGBC's Hilari Varnadore, CC-P. 🎧 >> https://lnkd.in/dNkJgN9i

In one of my latest articles, I talk about how cities worldwide collectively act to confront the climate crisis. As an example I present the C40, and how the global network is helping mayors worldwide plan, act, and lead climate action in major cities, to collectively maintain alignment with the Paris Agreement`s to limit global heating to 1.5˚C. Thanks, B Lab U.S. & Canada

Successful city climate action plans must consider, and plan for, changing people’s behavior. Get some ideas for how to make this a reality in this piece from my colleagues Sheena Mirpuri and Anna Keleher https://lnkd.in/ez3VFTsm

In doing so, Hochul jeopardized not only a road-ready policy to improve quality of life in New York City but also a “nation-leading climate plan” https://lnkd.in/gq96gpVx

Compact Cities Electrified: United States out now! Analysis by Lewis Fulton and others shows that the only way urban transport emissions be reduced enough to limit global warming to less than 1.5°C is by *combining* vehicle electrification and modal shift. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/e3tthqzC

Our top liveability stories in 2023: June European mayors rank climate action as top priority, according to Pulse survey by Eurocities 👉 https://lnkd.in/dEV5i5wW #climateaction #climatechange #sustainability

Despite acknowledging the leading role of cities in taking climate action, many mayors are concerned about facing a backlash from the public about their #climate policies. A look at the outcomes of Eurocities' latest survey 👉 https://lnkd.in/d9_cdsra #climateaction #climatechange

Always fun and meaningful (and, you know, great for easing a fraction of that environmental existential angst) to get to work on a story that makes me feel hopeful about the future of our planet. If you, too, want a reason to feel some climate optimism this morning, check out my piece for Sequoia Capital about the trio behind Watershed!